< Proverbs 3 >
1 My son, forget not my law; but let your heart keep my commandments:
O son my instruction my may not you forget and commandments my let it keep heart your.
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to you.
For length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you: bind them about your neck; write them upon the table of your heart:
Loyalty and faithfulness may not they leave you bind them on necks your write them on [the] tablet of heart your.
4 So shall you find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
And find favor and insight good in [the] eyes of God and humankind.
5 Trust in the LORD with all of your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.
Trust to Yahweh with all heart your and to own understanding your may not you depend.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.
In all ways your acknowledge him and he he will make straight paths your.
7 Be not wise in your own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
May not you be wise in own eyes your fear Yahweh and turn aside from evil.
8 It shall be health to your navel, and marrow to your bones.
Healing may it be to navel your and refreshment to bones your.
9 Honour the LORD with your substance, and with the first-fruits of all of your increase:
Honor Yahweh from wealth your and from [the] first of all produce your.
10 So shall your barns be filled with plenty, and your presses shall burst out with new wine.
So they may be filled storehouses your plenty and new wine wine vats your they will burst open.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
[the] discipline of Yahweh O son my may not you reject and may not you loath rebuke his.
12 For whom the LORD loves he corrects; even as a father the son in whom he delights.
For [the one] whom he loves Yahweh he reproves and like a father a son [whom] he is pleased with.
13 Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.
How blessed! [is] a person [who] he finds wisdom and a person [who] he obtains understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
For [is] good profit her more than [the] profit of silver and more than gold gain her.
15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things you can desire are not to be compared unto her.
[is] precious She (more than jewels *Q(k)*) and all pleasures your not they compare with her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Length of days [is] in right [hand] her [are] in left [hand] her wealth and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
Ways her [are] ways of kindness and all pathways her [are] well-being.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retains her.
[is] a tree of Life she to [those who] take hold on her and [those who] hold fast to her [are] called blessed.
19 The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding has he established the heavens.
Yahweh by wisdom he founded [the] earth he established [the] heavens by understanding.
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
By knowledge his [the] depths they were split open and clouds they dripped dew.
21 My son, let not them depart from your eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
O son my may not they depart from eyes your keep sound wisdom and discretion.
22 So shall they be life unto your soul, and grace to your neck.
So they may be life for self your and grace for neck your.
23 Then shall you walk in your way safely, and your foot shall not stumble.
Then you will walk to security way your and foot your not it will strike.
24 When you lie down, you shall not be afraid: yea, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet.
If you will lie down not you will fear and you will lie down and it will be pleasing sleep your.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it comes.
May not you be afraid from terror suddenly and from [the] devastation of wicked [people] that it will come.
26 For the LORD shall be your confidence, and shall keep your foot from being taken.
For Yahweh he will be confidence your and he will keep foot your from capture.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
May not you withhold good from owners its when belongs to [the] power of (hand your *Q(K)*) to do [it].
28 Say not unto your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you.
May not you say (to neighbor your *Q(K)*) go and come back and tomorrow I will give [it] and there is with you.
29 Devise not evil against your neighbour, seeing he dwells securely by you.
May not you devise on neighbor your harm and he [is] dwelling to security with you.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done you no harm.
May not (you contend *Q(k)*) with anyone without cause if not he has dealt out to you evil.
31 Envy you not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
May not you be jealous of a person of violence and may not you choose all ways his.
32 For the perverse is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
For [is] [the] abomination of Yahweh a crooked [person] and [is] with upright [people] intimacy his.
33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesses the habitation of the just.
[the] curse of Yahweh [is] on [the] house of [the] wicked and [the] habitation of righteous [people] he blesses.
34 Surely he scorns the scorners: but he gives grace unto the lowly.
Though mockers he he mocks (and to humble [people] *Q(K)*) he gives favor.
35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Honor wise [people] they will inherit and fools [is] lifting up shame.